diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index f58be846..52c3c7c7 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ subnfunc *uncutfunc;
 #ifndef DISABLE_HISTORIES
 filestruct *search_history = NULL;
 	/* The search string history list. */
-filestruct *searchage = NULL;
+filestruct *searchtop = NULL;
 	/* The top of the search string history list. */
 filestruct *searchbot = NULL;
 	/* The bottom of the search string history list. */
 filestruct *replace_history = NULL;
 	/* The replace string history list. */
-filestruct *replaceage = NULL;
+filestruct *replacetop = NULL;
 	/* The top of the replace string history list. */
 filestruct *replacebot = NULL;
 	/* The bottom of the replace string history list. */
@@ -1832,8 +1832,8 @@ void thanks_for_all_the_fish(void)
 #endif /* !DISABLE_COLOR */
 #ifndef DISABLE_HISTORIES
     /* Free the search and replace history lists. */
-    free_filestruct(searchage);
-    free_filestruct(replaceage);
+    free_filestruct(searchtop);
+    free_filestruct(replacetop);
 #endif
     /* Free the list of functions. */
     while (allfuncs != NULL) {
diff --git a/src/history.c b/src/history.c
index 2d7ccabb..199e207d 100644
--- a/src/history.c
+++ b/src/history.c
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ void history_init(void)
 {
     search_history = make_new_node(NULL);
     search_history->data = mallocstrcpy(NULL, "");
-    searchage = search_history;
+    searchtop = search_history;
     searchbot = search_history;
 
     replace_history = make_new_node(NULL);
     replace_history->data = mallocstrcpy(NULL, "");
-    replaceage = replace_history;
+    replacetop = replace_history;
     replacebot = replace_history;
 
     execute_history = make_new_node(NULL);
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ void update_history(filestruct **h, const char *s)
     filestruct **hage = NULL, **hbot = NULL, *thesame;
 
     if (*h == search_history) {
-	hage = &searchage;
+	hage = &searchtop;
 	hbot = &searchbot;
     } else if (*h == replace_history) {
-	hage = &replaceage;
+	hage = &replacetop;
 	hbot = &replacebot;
     } else if (*h == execute_history) {
 	hage = &executetop;
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ char *get_history_completion(filestruct **h, char *s, size_t len)
 	filestruct *hage = NULL, *hbot = NULL, *p;
 
 	if (*h == search_history) {
-	    hage = searchage;
+	    hage = searchtop;
 	    hbot = searchbot;
 	} else if (*h == replace_history) {
-	    hage = replaceage;
+	    hage = replacetop;
 	    hbot = replacebot;
 	} else if (*h == execute_history) {
 	    hage = executetop;
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void save_history(void)
 	/* Don't allow others to read or write the history file. */
 	chmod(searchhist, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 
-	if (!writehist(hist, searchage) || !writehist(hist, replaceage) ||
+	if (!writehist(hist, searchtop) || !writehist(hist, replacetop) ||
 				!writehist(hist, executetop))
 	    fprintf(stderr, _("Error writing %s: %s\n"), searchhist,
 			strerror(errno));
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index ef940544..3c5b27f8 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ extern subnfunc *uncutfunc;
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_HISTORIES
 extern filestruct *search_history;
-extern filestruct *searchage;
+extern filestruct *searchtop;
 extern filestruct *searchbot;
 extern filestruct *replace_history;
-extern filestruct *replaceage;
+extern filestruct *replacetop;
 extern filestruct *replacebot;
 extern filestruct *execute_history;
 extern filestruct *executetop;